text_original: Whatever the motive, he agreed to march into Spain, the Abbasside chiefs undertaking to raise forces from Africa and in Spain to assist him — an undertaking that they failed to carry out.
text_transcription: WHATEVER THE MOTIVE HE AGREED TO MARCH INTO SPAIN THE APPETITE CHIEFS UNDERTAKING TO RAISE FORCES FROM AFRICA AND IN SPAIN TO ASSIST HIM AN UNDERTAKING THAT THEY FAILED TO CARRY OUT
phonemes: wʌtˈɛvɚ ðə mˈoʊɾɪv, hiː ɐɡɹˈiːd tə mˈɑːɹtʃ ˌɪntʊ spˈeɪn, ðɪ ˈæbɐsˌaɪd tʃˈiːfs ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ tə ɹˈeɪz fˈɔːɹsᵻz fɹʌm ˈæfɹɪkə ænd ɪn spˈeɪn tʊ ɐsˈɪst hˌɪm — ɐn ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ ðæt ðeɪ fˈeɪld tə kˈæɹi ˈaʊt.